Audio Designer (Contract)

Join Romero Games as we develop John Romero’s next First Person Shooter in partnership with a major publisher! This is an unprecedented opportunity to join a thriving independent development studio and work on a high-profile title that will be played by millions of gamers worldwide.

We are looking for a Contracted Audio Designer who will work closely with the Audio Director and Game Director to ensure the quality of the audio content and its integration as a gameplay element. The candidate will understand the game vision and how to drive it to the next level with all areas of audio including; music, ambience, SFX, VO and more.

This is a 12 month contract position.

What we are looking for: 

• A passionate game audio designer, who has experience with audio implementation: You love to bring visuals to life with sound. 

• A passionate gamer: You are a gamer who grew up playing games and can recognize what separates exceptional games from the average ones. You  understand the mindset of gamers which enables you to create and implement features that will further benefit the game 

• Being focused on sound design and audio implementation. This is not a role for music composing.

What you will do:

• Create audio assets per the design document while pushing the design 

• Create solid variations for randomised playback 

• Can create and record original, bespoke sounds 

• Use audio processing to deliver artistic content 

• Deliver on time and on spec 

• Document progress and track assets 

• Audio implementation

What you need to have:

• 5+ years of production experience in Games, and Audio Post 

• Strong understanding of FMOD middleware, and professional FMOD experience 

• Familiarity with common DAWs 

• Passion for FPS games 

• Field and foley recording equipment and experience

What is nice to have:

• Minimum of 1 shipped AAA game 

• Good communication skills and experience working in a creative team. 

• Unreal Engine experience 

• Audio implementation experience

• 3 year + FMOD experience 

• Familiarity with Confluence / JIRA / Perforce (preferred, not required) 

Benefits:

• Vacation: Time off for vacation. Five weeks vacation per year + 10 national holidays. Extra vacation days after 5 and 10 years of service.

• Hybrid Working. Flexible working hours, including work-from-home and remote work.

• Fertility Leave: For employees undergoing IVF treatment, surrogacy or other forms of fertility treatment, two days per cycle for recovery or travel.

• Life-Friendly Policies: We understand that work is one of the things that you do and that life happens. We have a long and consistent pattern of life-friendly management, whether taking your kids to creche, assisting your parents with an appointment, or taking your pet to the vet.

• Compassionate Leave / Bereavement. We support employees by offering paid time off during bereavement for immediate family. This includes loss of pregnancy, including the loss of surrogate pregnancy.

• Parental Leave and Support. Family-focused benefits include fully paid maternity and paternity leave and flexible work hours. Most people here are parents. We get it.

• Social Events. Regular social events such as pub nights (including online pub nights), holiday parties, barbecues and conferences, with accommodation and travel covered by us. 

• Expert Speakers. Monthly insider expert seminars with renowned creators such as John Carmack, Rhianna Pratchett (Tomb Raider), Warren Spector (Deus Ex), David Brevik (Diablo), Harvey Smith (Dishonored), Josh Sawyer (Pillars of Eternity), and more.